apnea

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Treatment for sleep apnea is available, but is there a solution if the condition is related to acid reflux?

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  • My AHI only indicates "moderate" apnea, which is between "mild" and "severe."
  • Cavallo had this condition -- apnea, they call it-- where you stop breathing in your sleep. —  F ;SF; - vol 104 issue 04 - April 2003
  • Sleep apnea is a painful and arduous sleeping disorder that affects many adults. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • "If you snore and you have sleep apnea -- when you stop breathing at night for 10 seconds or longer -- the risk of heart disease is real," says Dr. Snyderman. —  AOL News
  • Obstructive Sleep apnea is a risk factor for stroke and sudden death during sleep. —  Medindia Health News
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  1. New Latin apnoea, from Greek apnoia : a-, without; see a-1 + pnoiā, -pnoia, breathing (from pnein, to breathe; see pneu- in Indo-European roots).
 

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